About

Amit Yadav is a highly experienced Principal Applied Scientist/Tech Lead at Microsoft Turing, with over 15 years of relevant experience in the field. He boasts a strong background in research science, senior software engineering, and software engineering, among other areas of expertise. Amit's current role at Microsoft Turing involves leading the development of cutting-edge NLP solutions that unlock growth and revenue potential for BingAds, particularly for small and medium-sized businesses. He has successfully managed to build a strong applied science team from scratch and has played a key role in setting the technical and product roadmap for various projects. Prior to his current role, Amit served as the Principal Applied Science Manager for Bing Ads Advertiser Intelligence at Microsoft, where he led a team focused on generating advertiser demand for ads, keywords, and more. He was responsible for setting the technical and product roadmap and directly served as the architect for these projects. During his tenure, Amit's team shipped solutions in multiple advertiser products, resulting in significant growth in demand and revenue for BingAds. Amit's previous experience also includes working in Bing Ads Relevance and Revenue Algo team, where he was responsible for selection, relevance, click prediction, and auction, ranking, pricing, and allocation for ads displayed for search queries. Amit holds a B. Tech. in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, where he graduated in 2007. Overall, Amit Yadav is a skilled and accomplished professional with a proven track record of delivering results in his field. He possesses a strong technical background and has successfully led teams and projects, making him a valuable asset to any organization.